Hey! I'm Purag.

I'm a software engineer at YouTube. I graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Computer Science. My primary research interests are in programming languages (program synthesis), computability theory, and compiler construction.

Experience

YouTube

Software Engineer

Sep 2018 – present

Software Engineer

Working to improve the presentation of content on the YouTube living room platform

TypeScript

Microsoft

Software Engineering Intern

Jul 2017 – Sep 2017

Software Engineering Intern

Utilized prerelease APIs to update user interface in a core Windows application used on over 100 million devices each month

Implemented data model to allow core Windows application to display and set system date and time information

XAML

C++/CX

UWP

YouTube

Software Engineering Intern

Apr 2017 – Jun 2017

Software Engineering Intern

Added Creator Endscreens to YouTube television application to drive activity to uploader channels and videos